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Ernest Oldmeadow
1867–1949
A journalist, editor, and novelist with a sharp public voice, he moved through literary London at the turn of the century and later became a prominent figure in Catholic journalism. His work ranged from fiction and music writing to satirical speculation, giving his books an unusually wide cultural reach.
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About the author
Born in Chester in 1867, Ernest Oldmeadow built a varied career as a writer, editor, and critic. Sources describe him as a journalist and novelist who also worked in music journalism, and record that he edited The Dome before later taking on a leading editorial role at The Tablet, the long-running Catholic weekly.
His life also included a notable religious turn: reference works say he began in the Wesleyan ministry in Nova Scotia and converted to Catholicism in 1897. Alongside his editorial work, he published fiction and other books across several genres, including music writing and imaginative, lightly satirical works such as The North Sea Bubble and The Town To-Morrow.
Oldmeadow died in London in 1949. Although he is not widely known today, the record that remains suggests a lively literary figure whose career connected journalism, religion, criticism, and popular fiction.